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Associating data with images in imaging systems

a technology of imaging system and image, applied in multimedia data retrieval, instruments, computing, etc., can solve problems such as data loss

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-23
DIGIMARC CORP +1
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Such storage is now possible in the header fields of certain popular data formats, but such data can be lost if the file is converted to another format.

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[0017] As noted above, there are many applications for associating auxiliary data with images captured in an image capture device. A short list of these applications include: [0018] managing copyrights, [0019] authenticating images, [0020] describing objects within an image, [0021] describing the context of the image (time, place, subject, camera properties), [0022] facilitating image searching based on content, [0023] uploading and organizing images from cameras in photo library databases, [0024] sharing images over networks, such as the Internet [0025] linking derivative images to originals.

[0026] The following sections describe various implementations of image capture devices and related systems that associate various forms of data with images. The sections discuss associating data in images using steganographic and other techniques. Steganographic methods can encode data in an image, including identifiers and references that associate the image with additional dat...

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A reference to auxiliary data is steganographically encoded within a media signal. The auxiliary data is stored in a metadata database that maps the reference encoded in the media signal to its corresponding metadata. Various application programs and devices can access the metadata by extracting the reference from the media signal, and querying the database for metadata corresponding to the reference. The metadata database may be implemented in a network server to make metadata readily available to devices and applications distributed throughout a network. This steganographic link to metadata may be used to retrieve metadata across media management systems. In one configuration, for example, media management systems have metadata servers that maintain metadata for a collection of media signals. The metadata server is responsible for responding to requests for metadata associated with media titles in its collection. In the event that a metadata server does not have metadata associated with a particular media title, it forwards the reference extracted from the media signal to a metadata router, which in turn, re-directs the request to the appropriate metadata server.

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RELATED APPLICATION DATA [0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 482,786, filed Jan. 13, 2000, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 08 / 746,613, filed Nov. 12, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,122,403), which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 08 / 649,419, filed May 16, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,260), Ser. No. 08 / 508,083, filed Jul. 27, 1995 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,978), and PCT application PCT / US96 / 06618, filed May 7, 1996 (Publication WO96 / 36163), which are hereby incorporated by reference. [0002] This patent application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 507,096, filed Feb. 17, 2000, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 09 / 503,881, filed Feb. 14, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,914), and a continuation in part of Ser. No. 09 / 482,786, filed Jan. 13, 2000, which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0003] The invention relates to still and moving image capture devices, a...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/00
CPCG06F17/30038G06F16/48
Inventor RHOADS, GEOFFREY B.
Owner DIGIMARC CORP
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